Overview

• The Singapore Police Force, MAS, IMDA and GovTech announced a joint facility‑restriction framework targeting access to financial, telecom and national authentication services.
• Restrictions will first limit banking services and block new mobile line subscriptions, with Singpass and Corppass controls to follow later.
• Individuals warned, issued composition sums, prosecuted, convicted or under investigation for mule‑related offences can be designated, will be notified by police and may appeal.
• The measures are risk‑based, with tailored durations intended to disrupt mule activity while preserving basic financial and communication needs.
• Authorities cited more than 19,600 scams and S$456.4 million lost in the first half of 2025 and over 11,000 lines tied to repeat mules, alongside new sentencing guidance and expanded data‑sharing with banks.